Tuberculosis infection among health care workers: a case series in two district hospitals, Kenya, August 2013.

Introduction: health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of M. tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis (TB) disease compared to the general population. We evaluated the magnitude of TB disease among HCWs in two District Hospitals in Kenya.

Knowledge and practices towards rabies and determinants of dog rabies vaccination in households: a cross sectional study in an area with high dog bite incidents in Kakamega County, Kenya, 2013.

Introduction: An estimated 55,000 people die from rabies annually. Factors promoting dog vaccination, estimates of vaccination coverage and knowledge on rabies are important for effective rabies control. We sought to establish these estimates at household (HH) level and whether rabies knowledge is associated with proper control practices.